page_title: Nanjing University
section_title: Schools and departments
hierarchical_section_title: Nanjing University / Faculties / Schools and departments
caption_attribution_description: English: Main entrance of the Gulou Campus of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
context_page_description: Nanjing University, known as Nanda, is a major public university, the oldest institution of higher learning in Nanjing, Jiangsu, and a member of the elite C9 League of Chinese universities.
  Established in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, it underwent a number of name changes until it was renamed Nanjing University in 1950. It merged with the University of Nanking in 1952.
  In addition to its membership in the C9 League, Nanjing University has been designated a Class A institution in the Double First Class University plan, a government initiative to cultivate an elite group of Chinese universities into "world-class" institutions. The university is perennially ranked one of the best research universities in China, and one of China's most selective universities. It is ranked among the top universities worldwide in major global university rankings. Regarding research output, the Nature Index 2017 ranks Nanjing University number 2 in China, number 3 in Asia Pacific and number 12 in the world.
  NJU has two main campuses: the Xianlin campus in the northeast of Nanjing, and the Gulou campus in the city center of Nanjing.
context_section_description: Current schools and departments
  School of Liberal Arts (School of Literature, or College of Literature)
  Chinese Language and Linguistics; Literature; Philology; Drama Arts
  School of History
  Chinese History; World History; Archaeology
  Department of Philosophy; Religion
  School of Foreign Studies
  English; Russian; Japanese; French; German; Spanish; Korean; International Business
  School of Government
  Politics; Government Administration; Labor, Personnel and Social Security; Diplomacy and International Affairs
  School of Law
  School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  Sociology; Social Work and Social Policy; Psychology; Anthropology (institute)
  School of Business (NUBS)
  School of Management: Business Administration; Human Resource; Accounting; Marketing & Electronic Commerce
  School of Economics: Economics; Industrial Economics; International Economics & Trading; Finance
  Department of Information Management
  School of Journalism and Communication
  Department of Mathematics
  School of Physics
  Physics; Modern Physics; Photoelectricity Science; Acoustic Science and Engineering
  School of Astronomy and Space Science
  Astronomy; Space Science
  School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  Chemistry; Chemical Engineering; Polymer
  School of Geoscience
  School of Atmosphere Science: Meteorology; Atmosphere Physics
  School of Earth Science and Engineering: Earth Science; Water Science; Geology Engineering and Information Technology
  School of Geography and Ocean Science: Natural Geography; Land, Resources and Tourism;  Earth Information Science; Coast and Ocean Science
  School of Life Sciences
  Biology; Biochemistry
  School of Medicine
  Clinical Medicine; Dentistry; Basic Medical Science; Laboratory Medicine; Public Health and Medicine (institute)
  School of Environment
  School of Architecture and Planning
  Architecture; Urban Planning and Design
  School of Electronics Science and Engineering
  Electronic Engineering; Micro-electronics and Optoelectronics; Informational Electronics; Communication Engineering
  Department of Computer Science and Technology; Software Institute
  College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
  Materials; Energy; Quantum Electronics and Optical Engineering; Biomedical Engineering
  Institute of Education (Graduate School of Education)
  Institute for Gymnastics
  Institute of Arts
  Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Science
  School for Basic Sciences Education
  International School
  School for Overseas Students Education
  Jinling College(First-class applied college)
  Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies (Hopkins-Nanjing Center)
  Other research and education institutes in areas such as African Studies, Judaic Studies, Agriculture, Engineering Management, etc.
caption: Main Entrance of the Gulou Campus
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